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- 23 July, Viareggio Equestrian Centre
2006 Tuscan Dressage Championships
This year's Tuscan Dressage Championships were held in the seaside setting
of Viareggio, over a clammy weekend at the end of July.
Riccardo's Team didn't let the chance to score a "double" in the
Senior, level M (M100, M200), category slip away - even though Alessia
Bettazzi had an unfortunate accident.
She was kicked on the forehead while removing her
horse's bandages,
just one
hour before the M100 class.Her horse, looking for relief from flies,
kicked
out and caused Alessia an injury which required 5 stitches at the
local
hospital.
However, Alessia's class and sporting prowess shone through, and
she
was
rewarded with a score of 65% and second place.
First place, and the gold medal, went to her team mate Dario Cacialli
and
Rainbow98 who, with a percentage of 67,22, took the honours for
the
second
year running.
THANKS TEAM!!!